It was my friend they found at Crick ;o(

[Chop!]

Hi all

 

I am saddened and gutted to tell you that it was my dear friend Joe that was found in the GU at Crick.

 

He had a 30 foot springer that he had bought with his redundancy money.

 

It was Joe that came to help me move our pair from Church Minshull near Crewe to the Nene. He liked looking after and hauling the butty (we called him Donkey Otay)

 

He reckoned that I deliberately dragged him though bushes and trees, hence this lovely pic :-

 

 

 

R.I.P. mate, you will be sorely missed

[Guest]

Looks a real character...

 

Sorry you've lost a friend....

[Boondock]

Sorry for your loss Chop.As DH says looks a true character.

Edited December 14, 2012 by Boondock

[MoominPapa]

Sorry to hear that Chop. Try to hold on to the good memories - looks like you have lots.

 

MP.

[Athy]

O my godfathers....terrible news.

That first picture is a delightful study, but such a poignant one now.

[Jo_]

I'm so sad for you. What a simply lovely face in that picture. You just want to grin back, don't you. You've many memories to hug close, Chop. Hang onto them - and him.

 

Rest in Peace Joe

[Chop!]

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

 

I put some other nice pictures, taken of Joe during our trip south, here:-

 

We lost our crew member ;o(

[Caprifool]

Feeling quite sad now. I admired that first picture a few days ago and thought it was splendid. I bit wild and mythical, like The Green Man Of The Woods.

[Janet S]

Some wonderful photos on your blog of what appears to be a very happy man.

 

So sad to hear this terrible news.

 

Janet

[keble]

So sorry

[Ange]

That's so sad

 

Treasure your memories.

 

RIP Joe

[alan_fincher]

Also sorry to hear this.

 

There seem to have been several tragedies lately.

 

I'm not sure if this one has been reported on CWDF ?

 

Linky

[Rod a mod from Tod]

Looked a great bloke to go for a pint with. Really sad.

[Dovetail]

Also very sorry to hear of this and of the loss of a good friend. Life has a habit of throwing people together both on separate paths but for a while they come together and then it can be a great friendship until life once again has a habit of separating the paths once again.

[comfortably numb]

So sad to hear of this tragic loss. He looked a real character and I'm sure will be sorely missed by everybody who knew him.

 

Rest in Peace Joe

[bargemast]

What a terrible message Chop, too bad, and too sad,. to lose a good friend like that.

 

All I can say to a guy I've never had the chance to meet is : "Rest in peace my friend."

 

Peter.

[churchward]

Very sorry to hear of your loss.

 

I hope you and all his friends an family keep thinking and talking about him as that is the way he remains among you.

[John Holden]

Rest in peace Joe.

[cheshire~rose]

How sad - looking at your photo's he is the kind of person you just know would be wonderful to spend time with and talk to.

 

I am so very sorry to hear about your loss. Thank you for portraying him is such a wondeful way.

[Guest]

Very sorry to hear of your loss. Rest in peace Joe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Gibbo]

That's the first report of a death of someone I don't know that genuinely saddened me personally. I have no idea why.

[Smif&y]

I am new to this forum and sad to see this on here, my thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Rod a mod from Tod]

That's the first report of a death of someone I don't know that genuinely saddened me personally. I have no idea why.

 

Instant charisma. I know what you mean.

[tillergirl]

I don't know what to say except to add our condolences. Sorry for your loss.

[CV32]

He looked like a real character from that picture - remember the good times. God bless him.